Differentiation and function of rat adipocyte precursor cells in primary culture.

Precursor cells to adipocytes were purified from the epididymal fat pads of small rats and studied in primary culture. A culture system in which substrate and cofactors were not rate-limiting for complete adipocyte conversion was used by utilizing an agarose feeding-layer. Detachment of cells from t...

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Main Authors: P Björntorp, M Karlsson, P Pettersson, G Sypniewska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1980-08-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520347994